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  1. Going home for cramps. Really?

    " The peak incidence of dysmenorrhea is during late adolescence and in 20s. Although it has as high an incidence as 92% in adolescents, it can be seen in later ages too, as shown in our study. ...In...
  2. This is enough to drive me out of School Nursing

    If we constantly go in because there is not a sub, there is no motivation to expand the sub
  3. Drug screenings

    Do you only test athletes or all students participating in extracurricular activites (ie band
  4. Quick fix??

    "Are we raising an entire generation of kids who in the future are going to call in sick to work because thay have chapped lips or a hangnail?" I am with you. Teach appropriate self care. I cannot...
  5. computerized charting

    It costs a ton of $$$$ in training to switch systems. Why drop a program people like? Look for funding to keep that
  6. Coming Back to School Nursing !

    So glad you found your way
  7. Lock on Refrigerator at High School?

    Locks on refridgerators is usually a state guideline. Check with your state school nurse consultant:
  8. Red Ribbon Week!

    Keep us
  9. And they say School nursing isn't stressful...

    WHO, who says school nursing is not
  10. Diabetic care for a 5 year old kinder

    "There is 1 peds endocrinology group in our city that treats every diabetic child, so our orders are consistent and always read to accept insulin orders from parents" How does one endocrinology group...
  11. CPR training for teachers and staff

    CPR for Students: http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3040460
  12. Drug screenings

    National Association of School Nursing Position Statement The Role of the School Nurse Regarding Drug Testing in Schools
  13. Need some input!

    It needs to be a community wide effort that starts the spring before. No shots no school Through its Healthy Community Initiative, Park Nicollet Foundation partners with 23 school districts and 38...
  14. Ditto you just dodge a huge bullet. Good for you for trusting your gut. This was a nightmare waiting to
  15. Lice

    It is estimated it takes 15 years for evidence to be adopted into practice. We have reached the tipping point with lice. More schools are changing thier policies based on the evidence than those who...
  16. tidbits for teachers

    Health Promotion of Faculty and Staff: The School Nurse’s Role (2008). Journal of School Nursing, 24, 183-189. Health Promotion of Faculty and Staff: The School Nurse's Role â€" The Journal of...
  17. tidbits for teachers

    DHHS Small Steps: Small
  18. Lice

    Supernrse01 - please give your district the AAP Position statement and the identify.us.com information against practices that keep kids out of school against all scientific evidence. School nursing...
  19. Questions about becoming a school nurse.

    Whatever you do, pick something you think you are going to love. The first year as a new grad is a tough one, steep learning curve. Pick a hospital with a good reputation and know for strong support...
  20. Lice

    Provide them with the American Academy of Pediatrics Position statement:
  21. NASN :)

    I don't know what that means? posting a
  22. DO YOU SEND HOME????

    ' I did send one girl home the other day who had no drainage, but her eye just didn't look like typical allergy eye. She was diagnosed with periorbital cellulitis" Good
  23. DO YOU SEND HOME????

    The birth of school nursing was about not excluding kids from school. Sign In â€" The Journal of School Nursing "The American Academy of Pediatrics states that children with viral or bacterial...
  24. Ever thought about teaching working in a school?

    Take a look at the National Health Education Standards and offer to teach one of the areas that interestes you? National Health Education Standards - SHER -
  25. How'd you get that school nurse job?!?!!

    Most districts post openings on the online district website. Check the surrounding communities. I found two of my school nurse jobs through ads in the paper. One I found by attending the state...